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Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center

3400 Civic Center Blvd

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Opened: January 1, 1931

Closed: August 31, 1996

The Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, more commonly known as the Philadelphia Civic Center and the Philadelphia Convention Center, and formerly known as Municipal Auditorium and the Philadelphia Convention Hall, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a complex of five or more buildings developed out of a series of buildings dedicated to expanding trade which began with the National Export Exhibition in 1899. There were two important buildings on the site. The Commercial Museum, built in 1899, was one of the original exposition buildings. The Municipal Auditorium (Convention Hall) was built in 1931; Philip H. Johnson was the architect. The site was host to national political conventions in 1900, 1936, 1940 and 1948.

The Convention Hall arena was located at 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, on the edge of the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, and just to the southwest of Franklin Field. It was built in 1930 and its highest capacity was approximately 12,000. The building was an Art Deco landmark, notable for its many friezes and other decorative aspects.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 9, 1996	Temple @ UMass #	61 - 75
Mar 8, 1996	UMass @ George Washington #	74 - 65
Mar 8, 1996	Temple @ Rhode Island #	64 - 52
Mar 7, 1996	St. Josephs @ George Washington #	71 - 81
Mar 7, 1996	St. Bonaventure @ UMass #	56 - 69
Mar 7, 1996	Virginia Tech @ Rhode Island #	71 - 77
Mar 7, 1996	Xavier @ Temple #	50 - 67
Mar 6, 1996	St. Bonaventure @ Dayton #	72 - 60
Mar 6, 1996	St. Josephs @ Duquesne #	80 - 72
Mar 6, 1996	Rhode Island @ La Salle #	85 - 59
	# - 1995-96 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament